Re: [INDOLOGY] Patañjali's syntax

[Dominik Wujastyk]

This exact point was discussed in the Pradīpa and clarified further in the
Uddyota.   One might think, Nāgeśa said, that the word mleccha would
usually refer to a person or a place; how could it refer to a bad word?
But in this case it is a term of criticism.  "A bad word (apaśabda) is
really despicable (mleccha)."

("Bad word" is of course probably not one's final choice for translating *
apaśabda.*)



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On 30 October 2013 13:38, Adriano Aprigliano <aprigliano at usp.br> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> I have been having doubts on how to translate this MBhāṣ sentence
> (Kielhorn, p.2, line 8):
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> te'surāḥ. te surā helayo helaya iti kurvantaḥ parābabhūvuḥ. tasmād
> brāhmaṇena na mlecchitavai nāpabhāṣitavai. mleccho ha vā eṣa yad apaśabdaḥ.
>
> The problem is on the last sentence, what to make of that yad apaśabdaḥ. I
> start with ' for this one/he is indeed a mleccha...".
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> Any suggestions?
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> best wishes
>
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